Half-Life Center's Morph tries to add to the pile of "why-CS-is-so-popular" articles, but ends up falling a bit short in his editorial. Take a look:
Writing tip: "your" and "you're" have two completely different meanings. Right.The two biggest complaints from "CS Haters" are the netcode and the CS community. Firstly the net code, even with the recent 6.5 upgrade, still isn't as reliable as TFC, and of course, the difference between LPBs and HPBs increases further since even the slightest delay and your dead. The second point is directed at the huge numbers of cheaters and flamers who play CS and often ruin the game for everyone else, yet even this doesn't deter most players. Another key reason people hate CS is because it is far more popular than their own mod, jelously is a terrible thing.